Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550-850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, heifers 450-550 and 650-700 lbs sold 3.00 higher and heifers 550-650 along with 700-800 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.02/cwt on 1,580 head.

Average price

$150.02

1,580 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	152.63	914	51
Medium and Large 1	716	149.94	1,073	1,529

One grade step is worth $2.70/cwt here — about −$159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,580 hd

150.02

—

NE average6 barns · 9,253 hd

159.36

−9.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	141.27/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,165	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,238	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	165.44/cwt	157.00–168.50	1,046	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.92/cwt	165.50–174.50	969	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	152.50/cwt	149.25–154.00	1,116	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	133.72/cwt	128.85–134.50	1,234	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.39/cwt	138.00–147.00	900	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.94/cwt	152.50–162.50	832	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.04/cwt	137.75–145.00	956	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	161.45/cwt	160.00–162.50	907	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	736	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,010	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	142.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	964	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	883	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,127	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,088	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	131.16/cwt	127.50–133.00	868	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	135.38/cwt	134.50–136.00	862	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	559	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	901	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	743	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	894	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	157.31/cwt	155.50–159.50	694	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	609	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	651	166.35/cwt	166.35–166.35	1,083	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	411	177.95/cwt	177.00–179.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	586	148.60/cwt	148.60–148.60	871	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	776	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,040	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	677	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	968	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.74/cwt	128.00–136.50	955	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.60/cwt	141.25–148.85	853	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.49/cwt	160.00–167.50	776	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	125.77/cwt	125.25–126.00	1,045	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	962	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	146.81/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,125	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	170.05/cwt	168.00–173.00	917	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	154.74/cwt	150.50–156.75	1,052	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	140.11/cwt	140.00–140.25	1,204	143

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Feb 7, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	825	137.00–144.50	141.27
28	—	958	129.25	129.25
9	—	400	193.00	193.00
97	—	632	157.00–168.50	165.44
87	—	570	165.50–174.50	169.92
84	—	732	149.25–154.00	152.50
73	—	923	128.85–134.50	133.72
55	—	766	137.00–148.00	146.81
48	—	539	168.00–173.00	170.05
260	—	680	150.50–156.75	154.74
143	—	859	140.00–140.25	140.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	720	139.00	139.00
9	—	479	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	562	160.00–162.50	161.45
13	—	639	145.00	145.00
7	—	775	130.00	130.00
121	—	736	134.00–140.00	137.28
94	—	677	140.00–146.00	142.34
62	—	883	125.00–130.00	127.59
55	—	818	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	186.00	186.00
5	—	384	168.00	168.00
36	—	527	171.00	171.00
24	—	437	170.00	170.00
19	—	566	158.00	158.00
16	—	480	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	651	166.35	166.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	177.00–179.00	177.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	628	138.00–147.00	143.39
149	—	527	152.50–162.50	157.94
146	—	678	137.75–145.00	141.04
9	—	400	177.00	177.00
5	—	334	187.00	187.00
123	—	725	128.00–136.50	131.74
110	—	578	141.25–148.85	147.60
37	—	466	160.00–167.50	166.49
35	—	831	125.25–126.00	125.77
27	—	766	125.00–127.00	125.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	662	127.50–133.00	131.16
39	—	637	134.50–136.00	135.38
5	—	559	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	146.00	146.00
46	—	441	155.50–159.50	157.31
19	—	369	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	586	148.60	148.60
37	—	776	134.00	134.00
28	—	677	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	166.00	166.00

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